Considering what is acceptable political dialogue in today's society

First, it was Ann Coulter tweeting “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard” referring to President Obama. This was followed by Donald Trump’s latest “$5 million dollar offer” to the president to provide all the documentation related to college transcripts and passport applications. The next act was former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu suggesting that former Sec. of State Colin Powell only endorsed President Barack Obama because both are African-American.

Are any of these really acceptable? I find it very difficult to believe that these supposed intelligent people feel very free to use the words they do or to question the motivations of a decorated military leader and diplomat.

I fully understand and appreciate the First Amendment right to free speech and have no problem with a person questioning or disagreeing with opposition party policies. But has our political discourse gotten so low that we can no longer respect the Office of the President and the person who was elected to fill it? And why would one question a person that the Republican Party previously tried to entice to run for the presidency?

I seriously question whether Gov. Romney wants to be know by the words/actions of these three well-known supporters.